Student Mobility Outgoing - Erasmus+ (KA 131) (from 2021)

• Our exchange opportunities database "Gö abroad" gives you an overview of your Erasmus+ study opportunities. Our handout (German only) will assist you in your research.
• Erasmus+ KA 131 Programme Countries

  • The 27 member states of the European Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden.
  • Countries of the European Economic Area: Iceland, Liechtenstein und Norway
  • Associated partners of the EU: Republic of North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey

• Your faculty webpages and seminars will also provide important information. Please read these pages carefully before applying. To the contact details of the Erasmus+ departmental coordinators, including websites.

In an individual discussion, questions can be clarified and opportunities identified. Take advantage of the offer for a personal consultation at the faculty or at the International Office Göttingen.

Info-Sessions of the Study Abroad Advisory Team

Contacts of the Erasmus+ Departmental Coordinators and the Erasmus+ KA 131 Team

Who can apply?

The programme is available to all regularly enrolled students and doctoral candidates at the University of Göttingen.

How can I apply?

The current call for applications (see below) contains the essential information on the application process. The application and the upload of all relevant documents is done online via the Erasmus+ KA 131 Application Portal. Registration in the application portal has to be completed with the @stud.uni-goettingen.de address. Before submitting the application, it is strongly recommended to arrange a counselling interview with the Erasmus+ Departmental Coordinator.

Application documents:

In addition to filling out an online form (incl. privacy policy), (at least) the following documents must be uploaded:
• Explain your personal and professional motivation, including a simple outline of how you plan to finance your studies abroad (Draft: Letter of motivation (in German)),
• Certificate of enrolment for the semester of application,
• FlexNow Transcript of Records with percentile rank, university entrance qualification if applying in the 1st semester of an undergraduate degree programme or transcript of the Bachelor's degree if applying in the 1st Master's semester,
• Language certificate(s). A non-exhaustive overview of possible certificates is included in the announcement. Students who indicate their native language as their first language of instruction should use the Native Speaker Template

Application deadline for the following academic year (start winter and summer semester): 31 January

Important note: For students of medicine, the deadline is 10 January!

Tip: The Study Abroad Advisory Team offers some virtual Open Office Hours in January on FAQ about the application phase.

What happens after the application?

The Erasmus+ departmental coordinators will inform you about the result of the selection process.

You will receive the form "Confirmation of Nomination" from your Erasmus+ departmental coordinator with a request to sign and return it. The form must be signed in full and submitted to the International Office Göttingen by 30 April of the academic year. Find out well in advance when the deadline for submitting the document to your faculty is.

Successfully nominated students are formally registered or "nominated" at the partner university by their departmental coordinator, usually between March and June.

The International Office Göttingen will officially schedule you for an Erasmus+ exchange after processing the nomination. Students and departmental coordinators will receive further information at the end of May to mid-June.

Open Calls

• Call Erasmus+ Student mobility 2023/24 (in German)
• Call central Erasmus+ KA131/ENLIGHT Student Mobility(in German)
• Closed Calls

Funding

• Overview of Erasmus+ Key Action 131 funding rates (Call 2021) – (one-semester stays winter semester 2022/23 – country group 3)
• Overview of Erasmus+ Key Action 131 funding rates (Call 2022) – (one-semester stays winter semester 2022/23 – country groups 1 & 2; two-semester stays start winter semester 2022/23 – summer semester 2023; (one-semester stays summer semester 2023)
Top-up for Green Travel:
• Students who travel to their place of study with a low-emission means of transport have the opportunity to submit a supplementary application. Further information can be found here.
Social top-ups:

Students who belong to one of the groups listed below can apply for an increase of €250 per funded month.

• Students with child/ren
• Students with disabilities (GdB 20 and/or chronic diseases)
• Students whose parents have not acquired an academic degree recognised in Germany (so-called "first-time graduates").
• Employed students who have been in regular employment subject to social insurance contributions for at least 6 months with monthly earnings of > 450.00 and < € 850.00 before the start of the mobility. Please note: Employment during the Erasmus+ study abroad period is not permitted.
• Further information

After a requisition in the application procedure, the binding application is made via an online form, which is sent by the Göttingen International Office to students who have been nominated by the deadline.

The acceptance of the additional funding(s) (Top-ups) usually takes place within the framework of the issuing of the funding commitment by means of a Declaration On Honour in which the beneficiary confirms the access requirements and the existence of evidence. Furthermore, the beneficiary must declare that he or she agrees to present these documents upon request by the International Office Göttingen.

Preparation, leave of absence, recognition – there are a lot of things to consider for your stay abroad. Find some answers in our A–Z of planning a stay abroad.

For participants, summer semester 2022

• Checklist & guideline for students 2021/22 - for study
• Presentation of the information event for nominated students (start summer semester 2022)

For participants, academic year 2022/23:

• Checklist & guideline for students 2022/23
• Presentation of the information event for nominated students of the call 2002 (start winter semester 2022/23)
• Presentation of the information event for nominated students of the call 2021 (only winter semester 2022/23)

Participants planning a stay in the UK can find further information here.

Please submit the required documents via the form "Document upload" with the assignment "Erasmus+ KA131 Studium" in the mobility portal:

• Template for Language Proof: Native Speaker
• Online Learning Agreement (Please make prior arrangements with the programme coordinator)
• Instruction Online Learning Agreement for students - study
• Certificate of Arrival - Erasmus+ Key Action 131
• Certificate of Stay - Erasmus+ Key Action 131 (for stays starting from winter semester 2022)

We are happy to answer any questions and offer nominated participants a virtual "Open Office Hour" on every Wednesday from 10:00 am to 11:00 am (link is sent to students directly), but you may find the right answer quickly and easily in our FAQ.

The Erasmus Student Charter provides information about rights and responsibilities and what can be expected from the home and host universities at each stage of the programme.

Erasmus Student charter